Dermoscopic clues in the diagnosis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic malignant melanoma*

The clinical identification of amelanotic malignant melanoma (AMM) and hypomelanotic malignant melanoma (HMM) becomes difficult due to the lack of pigmentation and to the diverse clinical presentations. Dermoscopy is very useful in these cases, increasing the level of suspicion of malignancy. We rep...

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Main Authors: Steglich, Raquel Bissacotti, Meotti, Carolina Degeon, Ferreira, Mariana Silveira, Lovatto, Louise, de Carvalho, André Vicente Esteves, de Castro, Carlos Gustavo Carneiro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699915/